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What's your Sci-Fi unpopular opinion? (kbin.social)

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It's a slightly click-baity title, but as we're still generating more content for our magazines, this one included, why not?

My Sci-fi unpopular opinion is that 2001: A Space Odyssey is nothing but pretentious, LSD fueled nonsense. I've tried watching it multiple times and each time I have absolutely no patience for the pointless little scenes which contain little to no depth or meaningful plot, all coalescing towards that 15 minute "journey" through space and series of hallucinations or whatever that are supposed to be deep, shake you to your foundations, and make you re-think the whole human condition.

But it doesn't. Because it's just pretentious, LSD fueled nonsense. Planet of the Apes was released in the same year and is, on every level, a better Sci-fi movie. It offers mystery, a consistent and engaging plot, relatable characters you actually care about, and asks a lot more questions about the world and our place in it.

It insists upon itself, Lois.

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[–] Dsco@kbin.social 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Every captain in a mainstream ST series after Sisko was casted terribly. Like down right garbage. Janeway was unbearable and Bacula?!? Really? Admittedly, Brooks was pretty wooden but you could see his growth into the role once he started to relax. Discovery exists in the same place the memory of GoT now resides.

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[–] bradboimler@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

I'm a big, big fan of sci fi and I get that it's a classic. I watched it once and it bored me to death. I couldn't believe it's standard movie length; it felt like it was six hours long.

[–] arquebus_x@kbin.social 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

Interstellar is a terrible film. It's not just bad at science (which it is); it's not just bad at storytelling (which it also is). It's an actively offensive (and racist!) movie that lionizes an emotionally abusive parent.

I even wrote a long essay about it once. The tone of the piece is humorous but I believe every word I wrote.

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[–] str82L@kbin.social 1 points 2 years ago

Blade Runner and its sequel are just too damned long.

[–] VectorSocks@kbin.social 1 points 2 years ago

Star Wars was never good, or Predator is a 5/10 are probably my hottest takes

[–] rty654rty654@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Space sounds in movies are BS and they ruin the atmosphere.

I shouldn't hear lazers, craft screetching by, etc.

Fucking starwars.

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[–] iNeedScissors67@kbin.social 1 points 2 years ago

My unpopular opinion is that Mass Effect 1 is the best game in the series. 2 was a giant side mission, and 3 was great but, the ending (which isn't as bad to me as it was to others). I keep going back to the first one (24th playthrough now) because it's more of an RPG than a shooter and had the best story of the 3.

[–] wave_walnut@kbin.social 1 points 2 years ago

I think Mobile Suit GUNDAM directed by Yoshiyuki Tomino is one of the best SF TV show.

[–] Saxitoxin@kbin.social 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

My SciFi unpopular opinion is that is that any book by H. G. Wells is mind numbingly boring.

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[–] vudu@kbin.social 1 points 2 years ago

Did you read the novel 2001? I read it before watching the movie and I think understanding the story from that perspective is essential to giving the movie it's full credit.

[–] kinyutaka@kbin.social 1 points 2 years ago

For me, 2001 was a great little mini episode about an awesome killer AI, surrounded by weird imagery about monkeys and fetuses.

But my unpopular science fiction opinion? Fantastic Four (the one with Ioan Gruffadd) was a good movie.

[–] kinyutaka@kbin.social 1 points 2 years ago

For me, 2001 was a great little mini episode about an awesome killer AI, surrounded by weird imagery about monkeys and fetuses.

But my unpopular science fiction opinion? Fantastic Four (the one with Ioan Gruffadd) was a good movie.

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